Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.17
SB 3.10.17
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vaikāriko deva-sargaḥ pañcamo yan-mayaṁ manaḥ ṣaṣṭhas tu tamasaḥ sargo yas tv abuddhi-kṛtaḥ prabhoḥ
Translation
The fifth creation is that of the controlling deities by the interaction of the mode of goodness, of which the mind is the sum total. The sixth creation is the ignorant darkness of the living entity, by which the master acts as a fool.